Chapter 19 - Tempest on the Helipad
Victoria glanced at the control panel display on her wrist. Seeing the global broadcast icon flashing red, her composure shattered completely.
"You ruined everything!" Victoria screamed, her face twisting into a hideous mask of rage. She raised the gun toward Grace.
BANG!
Adrian lunged forward, throwing his body into Victoria just as the shot fired! The bullet grazed Adrian's shoulder, ripping through his jacket.
The impact sent Victoria stumbling backward toward the unguarded edge of the helipad!
Her heel caught on the wet metal railing. She slipped, her arms flailing wildly as she fell backward over the two-hundred-foot cliff toward the jagged rocks and roaring sea below!
In her falling panic, Victoria let go of the baby blanket!
"Maya!" Adrian screamed.
With superhuman reaction born of absolute paternal instinct, Adrian threw himself flat onto the wet concrete edge, reaching out into the open air with both arms!
He caught the edge of the leather blanket with his bare fingers just as Maya slipped toward the abyss!
Below them, Victoria screamed as she plummeted into the darkness, disappearing into the churning white waves of the tempest.
Adrian hauled himself backward onto the helipad, pulling the baby safely against his chest. Maya blinked up at him with her big green eyes, completely unharmed, letting out a tiny, soft coo.
Grace rushed to Adrian’s side, dropping to her knees, wrapping her arms around both Adrian and the baby as the rain poured down upon them.
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Adrian held his daughter close, tears mixing with the rain on his face, looking up at Grace with a love that was fierce, undeniable, and complete.
"We got her back," Grace whispered, pressing her forehead against his. "She's safe."
